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In short — Xeon E5-2690 v2 outperforms Core i7-980X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Xeon E5-2690 v2 is 1265 days newer than Core i7-980X.
Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2
- Performs up to 1% better in World of Warcraft than Core i7-980X - 160 vs 158 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-980X - 20 vs 12 threads
World of Warcraft
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1920 x 1080
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Maximum
Core i7-980X
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2010
FPS
158
98%
Value, $/FPS
$0.94/FPS
100%
Price, $
$148.02
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-980X Extreme Edition Processor 3.33 GHz 12 MB Cache Socket LGA1366
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Xeon E5-2690 v2
Server/Workstation • Sep 1st, 2013
Core i7-980X
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2010
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 | vs | Intel Core i7-980X |
|---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2010 |
| Xeon E5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Ivy Bridge EP | Codename | Gulftown |
| Intel Socket 2011 | Socket | Intel Socket 1366 |
Server | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 6 |
20 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 130 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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